Fabrice Picon
fabrice.f.picon@vanderbilt.edu
EDUCATION
Master of Arts 2005-2007
Department of French and Italian, Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
Specializing in French literature, civilization, poetry and philosophy with advanced studies in human rights discourse, (im)migration, US prisons, radical thought and intellectual resistance, politics, cinema, linguistics, and Second Language Acquisition.
Graduate Inside-out Program January 2006- April 2006
Charles Bass Correctional Complex
Independently undertook and Graduated from a course on the Criminal Justice System held at a local prison with inmates and community members.
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Honors in 2001-2004 « Langue et littérature françaises, spécialisation lettres »
McGill University (2002-2004)
UQAM (2001-2002)
Montréal, Québec
· 90 credits program, average (GPA) of 3.41/4.00.
· Graduating thesis, “Le mouvement à l’essai” (Essay : Movement in Life and Literature)
Institut Musical de Formation Professionnelle 1999-2000
Salon-de-Provence, France
· Intensive study of Jazz.
French baccalaureate, literary series 1995-1998
Lycée Privé du Sacré-Coeur
Aix-en-Provence, France
· Obtained diploma with “honorable mention”.
· Specialization in literary studies, cinema, and economics.
ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Teacher Assistant August 2006 - Current
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN,
• French teacher for undergraduates.
• Courses taught: Accelerated elementary French; elementary French.
Research Assistant September 2005 - Current
Center For the Americas, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
“Issues in inter-cultural relations among inmates held for immigration concerns”
• Research Assistant for the project under the direction of Dr. Robert Barsky. The project involved interviewing inmates, and guards at five maximum-security prisons in Nashville, and all those involved in the incarceration process (judges, lawyers, etc.)
• Analyzed the impacts of current legislation examining laws and deportation treaties.
• Attended legal conferences in South Carolina.
• Created extensive research bibliographies.
• The final report will be used by the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) to assess the implications of the 1996 and recent immigration legislation on law enforcement.
• The preliminary report was submitted to TDOC on May 31, 2006.
Translator
Montréal, Canada; Nashville, TN; Boston, MA
• Various types of translation work, including articles, reviews, letters, etc.
Librarian
Central Library, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, September 2003-June 2004
• Librarian in the Collection Department.
Tutor June 2004 – May 2005
Scolamania, Aix-en-Provence, France
• French and English Lessons to students age 12 to 15 years old.
Research Assistant September 2003 - December 2003
Département de langue et littérature françaises, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
• Research Assistant for Professor Michel Biron
• Prepared a conference entitled « Le cas du père Chapdelaine » related to the writing of his book on the literary history of Quebec.
• Intensive research, studies and discussion on the literary history of Quebec.
Librarian September 2003-June 2004
Département de langue et littérature françaises, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
• Managed the library in the French Department
Tutor January 2004 – June 2004
Office for Students with Disabilities, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
• Assisted, tutored and helped a college student with disabilities.
NON-ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Audio Visual Assistant June 2006 – August 2006
Law School, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN,
• Prepared the Audio Visual set up for several conferences.
• Assisted each conference to help with technical issues.
Musician
Concerts with “Livin’Fab” in the South of France September 2004 – June 2005
Concerts with Two Tone Malone in Nashville, TN September 2005 - Current
Receptionist January 2005-June 2005
4* Hotel Restaurant Chateau de la Pioline, Aix-en-Provence, France
Mover Summers 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
ADT Moving, Montréal, Canada
LANGUAGES AND COMPUTER LITERACY
• French: Mother tongue; advanced studies in writing, analysis, linguistics and creative writing.
• English: Fluently spoken, read and written.
• Spanish: Spoken and read, fundamental basis in writing (intermediate level).
• Italian: Understood.
• Haitian creole: Understood and novice level in communication.
• Computer literacy: Microsoft Office XP, Internet and typing (55 WPM).
CONFERENCES, REPORTS, AND OTHER INTERESTS
• Conference on Race, Class, Gender and Ethnicity, University of North Carolina Law, SC.
• Regularly involved and assist with conferences at Vanderbilt University.
• TN Department of Correction Report and Recommendations, May 31, 2006 (150 pages).
• Travel: Childhood in Provence, south of France; Europe (Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium); US; India; studies in Canada.
• Multi instrumentalist: guitar, piano, drums, percussions, bass, harmonica, singing. Skills in musical interpretation, composition, and harmony. Performed in several concerts in Montreal, France and Nashville.
• Writing and literature: poetry, literary essays, short novels, articles, and screenwriting.
• Sports: Yoga, soccer, basketball, jogging, and tennis.
